Recaps

Xiao Yu brought his brothers to the Imperial Capital, where he established himself as a Third-grade Alchemist and helped Xiao Yan pursue the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva. After Xiao Yan began treating Nalan Jie, the brothers reunited with the alchemists at the guild and prepared for the tournament.

• Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in Shi Mo City, convinced them to move Desert Iron to the Black Corner Region, and set out with them to establish the Underworld.
• Xiao Yi Xian left for the Chuyun Empire, while Xiao Yu and his companions traveled toward the Imperial Capital and Xiao Yu passed the Third-grade Alchemist assessment in Desert City.
• Xiao Yu’s group reached the Imperial Capital, where he met Ya Fei and Hai Bodong, while Xiao Yan arrived and reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yu fought off a Soul Hall operative outside the city, and Xun Er ordered Elder Ling to secretly watch over the Xiao Clan.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yan that the Nalan Family had Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva and that Xiao Yu possessed a Heavenly Flame, prompting Xiao Yan to seek an audience with Nalan Jie.
• Xiao Yu broke through to the Six Star Great Dou Master realm, and Medusa agreed to protect him for three years in exchange for two Spirit Fusion Pills.
• Xiao Yan used his Fallen Heart Flame to begin removing Nalan Jie’s Poisonous Mark, which he said would take about seven more days, then left with Xiao Yu for the Alchemist Tournament.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan met Otto, Fokland, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei at the Alchemist Guild, where Fokland was surprised by Xiao Yu’s Third-grade Alchemist badge.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan competed in the Alchemist Tournament, while Xiao Yu’s awakened bloodline power reached the Xiao Clan and revealed that Yun Yun had borne his child. After Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran to settle the Three Year Pact, Xiao Yu confronted Yun Shan and Yun Yun over taking Yun Yun and their child away.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Tournament under the names Xiao Shi Yi and Yan Xiao, and Xiao Yu obtained the Cloud Turtle Cauldron from Ya Fei in exchange for a favor.
• Xiao Yu scored ten in the preliminary test, and he and Xiao Yan placed first and second in the opening tournament rounds.
• Xiao Yu exposed Yan Li as a spy from the Chuyun Empire, then revealed his identity to Nalan Yanran and prepared to leave the capital.
• During the final, Xiao Yu refined a fifth-grade Seven Star Body Tempering Pill as a system message revealed he had a child and seven-colored clouds appeared above the Misty Cloud Sect.
• A golden phoenix entered Yun Yun’s newborn daughter, and Xiao Yu’s Divine Phoenix Fire Body awakened the Xiao Clan’s bloodline, raising Xiao Yu’s cultivation to peak Five-Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan went to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran and defeated her, settling the Three Year Pact.
• Xiao Yu told Yun Yun he had come to take her and their child away, but Yun Yun refused to leave and Yun Shan threatened him with his Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Yu secretly crushed a Cultivation Boost Card as Yun Yun stood between him and Yun Shan.

Xiao Yu rescued Yun Yun, defeated the Soul Hall threat at the Misty Cloud Sect, and left her recovering while Nalan Yanran became sect leader. He then traveled with Xiao Yan to Black Seal City, where they entered the auction’s rivalries and prepared for a clash involving the Blood Sect and Heavenly Snake Mansion.

• Xiao Yu defeated Yun Shan and Wu Ying after Yun Yun took a fatal blow protecting their child, then revived her with the Heart of Life and left her to recover in a hidden space.
• Xiao Yu killed Yun Leng, spared the Misty Cloud Sect, and named Nalan Yanran its new leader before returning to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li with his daughter, Xiao Nian.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan traveled to Black Seal City, joined Duo Ma’s caravan, and burned a Soul Hall figure’s black mist during a Black Windstorm.
• At the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan killed an attacker, negotiated guard work and discounted purchases, and Xiao Qian secretly plotted against them.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Medusa, named her Cai Lin, and left her to care for Xiao Nian while he and Xiao Yan entered the auction.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan sold pills and competed with Fan Ling for auction items, while Xiao Yan bought the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma and an Eight Directions Bright Fire Cauldron.
• After the auction, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan collected their purchases, received the Wind Xun technique, and bought medicinal ingredients as the Eight Fan Sect and Thousand Medicine Pavilion followed them.
• Xiao Yu let the Eight Fan Sect attack the Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s pursuers, then set the Pavilion’s storeroom ablaze and left Black Seal City with Xiao Yan and Cai Lin to watch for an ambush.

Xiao Yu returned to Jia Nan Academy, helped Xiao Yan win entry to the Inner Academy, and began laying plans to oppose the Soul Hall. At the Library Pavilion, he advanced to Nine Star Dou Ling and discovered he could pass through its energy barriers to claim treasures for his companions.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan ambushed Fan Ling’s group and killed Fan Ling, then Cai Lin rescued the injured Elder Qing from Fan Lao before the group departed for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Ruolin and Xun Er, entered the academy tournament, and defeated Bai Shan before dominating the final free-for-all to secure one of the top five places.
• Xiao Yu told Ling Ying about the Soul Hall and Xiao Xuan, then asked him to recruit and train young people with darkness affinity for the Underworld.
• Hu Gan led the tournament finalists to the Library Pavilion, where the ancient plaque triggered Xiao Yu’s enlightenment and raised his strength from Six-star Dou Ling to Nine Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yu caught the Purple Lightning Art scroll and discovered he could cross every energy barrier, collecting treasures and giving Xiao Yan the Shadow Dodge skill and Xiao Yu the Nine Layered Weak Water Art.